MTG Phobias

Aviophobia - the fear of flight Aviophobia develops in a similar way that amaxophobia develops; traumatic events whilst someone is a child. However there is another way... People who develope the fear of flight commonly develop Acrophobia at about the same time. The Aviophobia is merely an extension of their Acrophobia, where they are telling themselves that being in a plane is no safer than being on a tall building. I know that I was a bit loose with this post, but Aviophobia is largely a mix between Amaxophobia and Acrophobia in a matter of development.  My Cardsmith: https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Ranshi922 Aviophobia Card: https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/aviophobia?list=user My Cardsmith Forum:  http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/3188/phobia-mtg-20-time

(H)amaxophobia - the fear of driving or riding in cars. Amaxophobia is also spelled as Hamaxophobia in instances, but to make things easier, I will be referring to this fear as Amaxophobia. Well, do I have a tale to tell you! This fear gave me so much to research and gave me so little in return! For the clear and simple reason that I do not want to spend several hours hurting my fingers to retell the tale in the long version, you must settle for the short version: I spent a ton of time over my thanksgiving break attempting to figure out how amaxophobia develops, and I got next to nothing. Amaxophobia is what sciencey people would refer to as an “isolated” phobia; that is a phobia not related to any social key factors. As far as many scientists whos’ works I researched can tell, amaxophobia can stem from genetics, trauma, or a number of less likely causes. From what I read, Amaxophobia is similar to PTSD, but the anxiety and stress and all that stem from this fear. By being in a...

Acrophobia - the fear of heights. This fear is rather simple; cut and dry. The probable origin of the fear of heights is the worry that you will fall. Regardless of the safety in the situation, the brain will begin to freak out and say “You should NOT be here!” The amygtala will fire up you fight or flight response and most people will choose flight. This is why the line “Whatever you do, don’t look down.” Is so iconic. By looking down from high up, it startles the fear centers of the brain, bypassing rational thought, meaning that you cant say to yourself, “This is a glass floor” or something of the sort. I know I rambled on a lot there, but I am just trying to say the same thing in many ways, I guess. Check out the rest of my blog, and as I said the other day, when I hit 10 followers I will post a fear of the dark special! So Leave a like, a comment, and follow the blog! Links: My Cardsmith:  https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Ranshi922 Acrophobia:  https://mtgcardsmith....

This blogpost is much more of an announcement. This is because the fear of the dark has three different tiers and for those you haven’t noticed yet, I am posting alphabetically the phobias. (With an exception of Triskaidekaphobia and Parskevidekatriaphobia because of the Friday the 13th this year, but I didn’t get to it in time, and Xenophobia as the example.) Nevertheless, due to the nature of the three steps of this phobia, I will make a larger blog post of all three of them once I have created the cards for the other to degrees. To be honest I am not too sure why I am posting this announcement in the first place, because who cares anyway about my blog. Whatever. Another way I will get around to this is in responce to 10 followers of my blog! If that causes me to make that post earlier, then I will put my heart and soul into it! Thanks for checking out this mostly pointless post! If you want to get more in depth blog posts with all the effort I can muster, follow the blog. As...

Agoraphobia - the fear of the outside or open spaces Agoraphobia is derived from Agora, the Greek word for marketplace, and phobia. Agoraphobia is somewhat common, but not as common as its well known counterpart, Claustrophobia. It is likely that like most common phobias, agoraphobia, originated in the primordial human brain. In a world of untamed, potentially dangerous, nature everywhere, the early humans needed to be dubious about going into open places, because who knew what could sneak up behind them? Aside from that tidbit, Agoraphobia is random in people, there is no predicting when someone well develop it or if someone will. Agoraphobia, as is the nature of phobias, is uncontrollable in that it is not the willing fear of a human. I know that I am using strange if not fully incorrect sentence structures, so I will cut this off here. Links: My Cardsmith:  https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Ranshi922 Agoraphobia:  http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?mul...

Parskevidekatriaphobia - The Fear of Friday the 13th (Not the movie) While Parskevidekatriaphobia has more or less the same reasons of existence as Triskaidekaphobia, there is an added detail to one of the listed reason for triskaidekaphobia: Not only was the mass arrests and executions of the Knights of Templar started on a thirteenth, it was on a Friday the 13th! Specifically, Friday, October 13, 1307. 10/13/1307 or 13/10/1307 for the Brits in the audience. Bc Parskevidekatriaphobia is very very similar to triskaidekaphobia, this post was a bit more lax than I prefer, but then again the origin was just about if not the exact same, so... Whatever. Check out the rest of my blog! Check out my Cardsmith, Ranshi922! And leave a like and follow! Lastly, feel free to comment! Thanks! Links: My Blog: swineharts20time5thwesley.blogspot.com My Cardsmith:  https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Ranshi922 PS: Not quite sure if the first link works. Tell me whether it does or doesn’t in...

I'll make this short and simple. I will over the next numerous blog posts be working my "a" off to try to get my research posts caught up with the cards I have made so far. My aim is for a post every other to every third day. Just wanted to but that out there.

https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/triskaidekaphobia?list=user Triskaidekaphobia - the fear of the number 13, or things relating to the number 13. Triskaidekaphobia is overall a pretty common fear. 13 has been considered an unlucky number for a very long time, all the way back to the times of the Greeks. The Greeks considered the number 12, to be a perfect number, and then 13 was considered to be the most imperfect number. Fast foward to the last supper, where in the 13th seat was Judas, who then betrays Jesus. In the traditional designs of the gallows, there were thirteen steps; 12 ascending, representing the perfection of 12, and one step descending, to represent the misfortune of 13. In addition, the mass arrest and execution of the Knights of Templar began on a 13th. This superstition is common practice: -Hospitals avoid having room thirteens -Buildings that would have a thirteenth floor skip the thirteenth floor to the fourteenth. -Friday the Thirteenth is still considered a unlu...

Ablutophobia - the persistent, abnormal, and usually unwanted fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning one’s self. I really dont know what to say about this fear. And not to offend anyone who might have this fear (this upcoming sentence is from the heart (i’m sorry)) but I think that Ablutophobia is stupid. I understand that many small children dont like bathing, but when an adult is not just in a state of dislike, but fear, things must’ve gotten too far. Ive tried to find a point in the human evolution where this fear might’ve stemmed from, but I couldn’t find it. So, with lack of knowledge gained from this quest of research into ablutophobia, I have to say this: To anyone who is so misfortunate to have developed this fear, I feel really sorry for you, you tortured, and probably smelly soul. Also try therapy or something. I am probably more disappointed than any view right now, because I let myself down on this one. Remember: please comment. Let me know what you think, and help point...

Xenophobia is rather common, which to be honest is kinda sad. Xenophobia is one of the most common fears in the world. I do understand why Xenophobia is prevalent; the fear of strange or foreign concepts is hardwired into the brain and has been there before we fully evolved to be Homo Sapiens. It was a necessary fear and was crucial to our survival; if we weren’t dubious and afraid of things we didn’t know, we would’ve carelessly wandered into countless brutal deaths. This fear is no longer needed to survive each and every day, but it still exists. This hardwired fear is still more or less ubiquitous, because it hasn’t been that long since the point when this was survival necessary, at least on the scale of evolution. The human brain hasn’t had enough time to realize that this is no long relevant and that you don’t need this. A weaker form of xenophobia is hardwired into every human brain and has been since prehistoric times, but those with a fully fledged xenophobia are so overtaken ...